Patents by Inventor Jeffery Nilles

Jeffery Nilles has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240112947
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to shallow trench isolation (STI) processing with local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS), and an integrated circuit formed thereby. In an example, an integrated circuit includes a semiconductor layer, a LOCOS layer, an STI structure, and a passive circuit component. The semiconductor layer is over a substrate. The LOCOS layer is over the semiconductor layer. The STI structure extends into the semiconductor layer. The passive circuit component is over and touches the LOCOS layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Scott Kelly Montgomery, James Todd, Yanbiao Pan, Jeffery Nilles